Pin cutter



April 19, 1938.

C. W. KNEFF PIN CUTTER Filed July 7, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l e; Z INVENTOR ATTOR'NEYS BY My;

Patented Apr. 19, 1938 I 2,114,926

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiCE PIN CUTTER Ciinton W. Kneif, Bridgeville, Pa.

Appiication July 7, 1936, Serial No. 89,451

1 Claim. (01. 821) This invention relates to pin cutters, and has the cutter element operates thereover. A post for the primary object the provision of a simple I6 is secured to the base and has threaded thereand inexpensive device of this character which through a feed stem I! provided with a handle l8. may be readily adjusted to cut stock to desired A post I9 is secured to the carriage and extenddiameters by the rotation of the stock relative to ing therethrough is a stud bolt 20 having threaded the cutter of said device and the latter may be engagement with the feed stem, one end of which readily employed on a table of a drill press or bears against one side of the post 19. A nut 2! similar machine. is threaded on the stud bolt and bears against With these and other objects in view, this inthe post l9 at an opposite side thereof from the Vention consists in certain novel features of conface engaged by the feed stem 11. By adjusting 10 struction, combination and arrangement of parts the feed stem the carriage can be moved towards to be hereinafter more fully described and and from the work opening [4.

claimed. The base I is equipped with internally threaded For a complete understanding of my invention, sleeves 22 arranged adjacent the work opening reference is to be had to the following descripl4 and threaded in said sleeves are stud bolts 23. 15 tion and accompanying drawings, in which A work guide 24 is adjustably secured to the Figure 1 is a side elevation, partlyin section, sleeves by the stud bolts and is adjustable relaillustrating a pin cutter constructed in accordtive to the work opening and also the cutter and ance with my invention and showing the same S adapted to b e'ged by the Wo during the applied to a drill press. time that the work is operated on by the cutter. 20

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view illus- It is understood that the work is rotated when in trating the same. engagement with the guide and relative to the Figure 3 is a top plan view illustrating the pin cutter so that the work will be shaved or out to cutter. a diameter desired. 25 Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line Having described the invention, I claim: 5 4-4 of Figure 3. A pin cutter comprising an elongated fiat base Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken aving a W receiving Opening dj One on the line 55 of Figure 3. end thereof, a fiat plate-like carriage positioned Figure 6 is a transverse sectional vie taken on the base for movement towards and from the on the line 66 of Figure 3. work receiving opening and having a slot, an 30 Referring in detail to the drawings, the nunchoring m m r x n in through e sl meral 1 indicates a base having a pin 2 to fit in and threaded in said base and including a shoula slot 3 of a table of a drill press, indicated gendered portion to bear on id rri whereby erally by the character 4, and Fig. 1 of the drawe latter y be Secured in y of its adjusted ings shows the relationship of the rotary chuck p s o s on the base and relative Said W 35 of the drill press with respect to the table and r eivin p ni p p r ll l bl cks secured cutting device. Slidably mounted on the base 0n d Carriage a d extending from t e e d of is a carriage 5 including spaced blocks or shculthe latter which is adjacent said work receivi ders 6 and I, one of which acts as a rest for a p Cutter mounted on the Carriage gutter l ent 8, The shoulder I has a, et bolt tween said blocks, a set bolt threaded in one 40 9 t d d therethrough hi h may b adju ted of said blocks and bearing against the cutter to in engagement with the cutter element for retainforce the latter against the other block, a gua d m the latter in adjusted position. mounted on said base for adjustment relative to A slot m is provided in the carriage through said work receiving opening and the cutter, posts which extends a Securing rod or member H secured on the base and carriage and arranged equipped with a shoulder l2 and a hand piece l3. m ahgnmerit Wlth each andwith the cutter The member I I threaded into the base and by and with said work receiving opening, a feed stem rotating the same in one direction the shoulder threaded In one of said posts and means earned by the other post and secured to said feed stem 0 Wm be caused to bear tlghtly agamst the whereby the rotation of the latter in opposite riage for securing the latter in adjusted positions. directions will bring about adjustment of the cap The base Provlded adJacent one end with riage towards and from the work receiving openwork-receiving opening l4 and the carriage 5 is adjusted towards and from the opening l4 and CLmTQN KNEFR 

